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OPERATING RULES
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PRIORITIES
• Read all rules and regulatons pertanng to prortes and
keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and Dstress calls
take prorty over all others.
• You must montor Channel 16 when you are not operatng
on another channel.
• False or fraudulent dstress sgnals are prohbted and pun-
shable by law.
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PRIVACY
• Informaton overheard but not ntended for you cannot law-
fully be used n any way.
• Indecent or profane language s prohbted.
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RADIO LICENSES
(1) SHIP STATION LICENSE
You must have a current rado staton lcense before usng
the transcever. It s unlawful to operate a shp staton whch
s not lcensed.
Inqure through your dealer or the approprate government
agency for a Shp-Radotelephone lcense applcaton. Ths
government-ssued lcense states the call sgn whch s your
craft’s dentficaton for rado purposes.
(2) OPERATOR’S LICENSE
A Restrcted Radotelephone Operator Permt s the lcense
most often held by small vessel rado operators when a rado
s not requred for safety purposes.
The Restrcted Radotelephone Operator Permt must be
posted or kept wth the operator. Only a lcensed rado op-
erator may operate a transcever.
However, non-lcensed ndvduals may talk over a trans-
cever f a lcensed operator starts, supervses, ends the call
and makes the necessary log entres.
a copy of the current government rules and regulatons
handy.
Radio license for boaters (U.S.A. only)
The Telecommuncatons Act of 1996 permts recreatonal
boaters to have and use a VHF marne rado, EPIRB, and
marne radar wthout havng an FCC shp staton lcense.
Boaters travelng on nternatonal voyages, havng an HF
sngle sdeband radotelephone or marne satellte term-
nal, or requred to carry a marne rado under any other
regulaton must stll carry an FCC shp staton lcense.
For further nformaton, see the FCC Shp Rado Statons
Fact Sheet.